Child Support services are automatically provided to persons currently
receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF). Your TANF worker will refer you to the Child Support Unit and an
appointment will be scheduled for you to come in and complete child
support paperwork. TANF recipients must cooperate with child support in
order to continue to receive benefits.
Other individuals as listed below may apply for child support services by
making an appointment with any County Department of Human Resources office
in Alabama. Click
here to obtain the address and telephone number of your
county DHR office. Call your local number and request an appointment to
apply for child support services. Please print out the
3 forms shown below,
complete all information, and bring the forms to your appointment. Your
caseworker will let you know if any additional information is needed.
Depending on your income, a $5 or $25 fee is charged when you apply for
child support services. This fee can be paid in cash or by money order and
must be paid at the time of application. If you are receiving Medicaid, you
do not have to pay the fee.
The Alabama Department of Human Resources has agreements with child support
attorneys around the state to provide legal representation. It is the
attorney's duty to pursue the legal steps necessary to enforce or establish
child support obligations from non-custodial parents. The attorney
represents the State of Alabama only. Regardless of whether you receive TANF
or not, no attorney-client relationship will exist between you and the child
support attorney.
The child support attorney can address matters of child support only. If an
action is filed relating to custody, visitation or any matter other than
support, it will be necessary for you to seek private counsel to represent
your interests in these issues.
Who can apply?
The person having responsibility for and exercising control of the
child(ren), such as a:
>Custodial Parent
>A Legal Custodian
>A person having care and control, but not legal custody of the child(ren)
Alleged fathers wanting to establish paternity
A representative of an agency holding custody of a child by order of the
court
Custodial parents with emancipated children who are owed arrears that
accrued under a court order while the children were minors
Non-Custodial parents
Initial Application Forms Available for Download
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Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Application for Child Support Services
Case Information Worksheet
Affidavit of Income